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Outdoor Burning Guidelines
The following guidelines have been developed to assist in proper outdoor burning in compliance with local ordinances. Outdoor burning shall only be allowed if all of the following guidelines have been met.
- Burning is only allowed in calm wind conditions and in the absence of a county-issued burning ban.
- All burning must be conducted in daylight hours only.
- Burning must take place in an approved incinerator. The incinerator that has been approved by the fire chief is a 55-gallon steel barrel with a screen-wire top. The screen material is not to exceed ½" mesh.
- The incinerator must be positioned away from structures, trees, and other properties and in such a manner as to prevent smoke or odor from becoming a nuisance to surrounding buildings and occupants.
- Only brush, limbs, leaves, grass, lumber, etc. may be burned. (No furniture, household trash, or plastics)
- All burning must be constantly monitored with a means of control such a garden hose in place.
- No burning will be permitted in or on a street, alley, ditch, or public property.
If these guidelines are met, burning is permitted. You should be aware that if your fire gets out of control, you can be held responsible for damages. Additionally, if smoke or odor from your fire becomes a health hazard or nuisance to a neighbor, you will be required to extinguish the fire.
These guidelines are based on sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of ordinance #05-05A of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Nash, Texas.